Sanitary belt and pad.



lei/WENT OFFICE.

AUGUSTAVSCHLZ, OF 'WESTFIELIL NEVI JERSEY, ASSGNOR OF QNSIXTH TO LUIS SCHAFFERT AND CNE-SIXTH TO WILLIAM FRL'CKE. BOTH OF BROOKLYN, NEW

YORK. v

Specification of Letters 'filatelia SANITARY BELT .AND FAI?.

Patented July 15,193.

Appucaami 1aed August 22, i912] serial No. 716,427.

To all whom it may con/cem Be it known that, I, AUGUSTA SonnLz, a citizen of the United. States, and a resi dentrof lVestiield, inthe county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved bfanitar'y Belt,'and Pad, of which the following is a and exact (lescxiption7 This invention relates to ladies apparel apparatus and has particular reference to pads or attachments having in View the nentness of appearance of the wearer and having also in vieiet-he provision of a le vice which may be'.\ised' in sick rooms or hospitals for preventing the soiling of the 'hed or the like during. surgical operations o1' periods of sickness.

- Among the objects of the invention is to produce a device [of the character indicated vwhich` may be readily laundl'ied notwith standing the charaeter of the materials romwhieh il; is' marie. certain parts thereof 'being so constructed and arranged as to he easily removable 'for this purpose.

The .foregoing and other object-e of this invention will hereinafter he iuore'f'fullv described and claimed and, illustrated inl flexible material of any suitable weight orv strength and composed preferably of rubhet' or rubber cloth. While I ilo not wish to he limited in this oli any'other particw lar part of the device or to speqilie ifnat'erials, itlnav be here stated thatl the parl has been fouml most suitable when composed ofy sheet rubber or of rubber clothon the inner face and an)y suitable fahrie or cloth on the outer face. The pad l0 is connected to or is susperulefl from a. weh l l'iavingg its upper elige secured firmly and, permanent-litri a waist bami or lielt 12. -Saifl bami may ineluile j elastic sections 12 if desired, ami ii; adaptv ed lo lie secured around the waist. Ot' the full, clear,

and eyes 13. i' I The )ud'lO is intended to Substantially cover tlie weavers hipsancl should he of .auch length as to reach substantially to her knees. ln this manner the tunctionl of the pad is io insure a smooth even appearance- -of the wearens dress, a fact, emphasized by the circular form of the pad. As indicated at M- the pad may be fitted with a tape or the like'^ulierehy it may be secured to her other clothing or around her lower limbs in order to better keep it in place.

At i5 is inilicated a still'ener in the nature of steel, whalebone ortho like, which is carried removably in a slot 16 extending trans versel'v across the upper ortion of the pani, and i'etainefl in place v the overlapping portion oi? the binding tape 17 or in any other suitable manner. The function o' the stili'ener, is to lum-ease the smooth even effect of the wearers appearance without unduly adding to the thickness or the weight of the device as a whole.

At 18 are shown fastening tabs, one sliable along the hell l and the other secured onthe inside of the pad near its top for vthe :attachment of cloths lor the like. The reanpml i8, when in service. cannot draw the web ll or pad l0 out of shape. because of its attachment nrljaceut the Whalebone 15 which listribiites the strain on the tab ihr'ougxhout the breadth of the web.

The pail made in accordance with vthis invention i's found by me to be of great value iu connect/ion with sickv beds, vthe pad proper-being of sullicient size and construclierliliug from moisture or other conditions whifh tenti to soil or contaminate the bed, and iu this couneetion the tapes 14, serve convenient means for manipulating the pail ami securing it in proper position upon of lineal eyelets whereby the topes may'loe readily a pplieil to or removed therefrom.

,\t, -ertai`u times or umler certain condilionel have found it desirable to loop up the lowerportion of the 'pad and for this purpose l provide on the outside of the ivaisth'aml l a hook 19 with which will cooperate an eye Q0 attached to the lower portion of the paul. The texture or nature heihed. The pad is providedv Witten' seriesv of the parl reailily enables it to be foled wearer by any suitable means sueltas hooks liou to serge as a means for protecting the in the manner indicated where it may be worn if desired.

The Several parts of the device may be inudc of any suitable materials and finished with any degree of richness which individual tastes muy dictate7 und I desire furthermore not to be limited in any particular except as may be required by the state of the art.

Having thus described my invention, what I chiiu'i as new and desire to secure oy Letters Patent is:--

In :i device of the character set forth, the combination of a waistband, a flexible Web secured at the top portion of the band. an

impervious pad suspended from the Web, n transverse sti'ener carried by the pad 21djacent its upper portion, and a puir of tubs, one on the front portion of the band und the other secured on the inside of the paid adjacent the middle portion of said stifener, whereby strains upon thc tubs will not distort the web and the pad.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

AUGUSTA SCHULZ.

W'itnesses: v

ANNA Sclmrrnn'r, OSCAR ERHARD. 

